{"id":16819,"date":"2025-10-06T13:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16819"},"modified":"2025-10-06T13:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T13:18:09","slug":"melania-trump-mocked-over-awkward-2-word-greeting-to-navy-sailors-in-rare-speech-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16819","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump mocked over awkward 2-word greeting to Navy sailors in rare speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Melania Trump and her husband, Donald, appeared at an event celebrating 250 years of the Navy on Sunday. While many were annoyed that the president arrived an hour late, when the first lady began her speech, people had differing opinions. While many praised Melania\u2019s speech, social media erupted with taunts towards her and her awkward greeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Donald and Melania Trump appeared at an event at the Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, on Sunday, to celebrate 250 years of the Navy. The couple was late to the event as Donald Trump\u2019s speech began more than an hour later than planned.<\/p>\n<p>Both Melania and her husband arrived wearing their what is now only called their trademark cap. Donald wore his usual red MAGA hat, while Melania, less frequently, wore a white cap with the same USA logo as Donald\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the First Lady of the United States rocked somehwat of a \u2018Top Gun\u2019 style with a brown bomber jacket, but as she began her speech, people had some opinions as to how she greeted the navy audience members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHooyah, Navy,\u201d Melania said, but the response was likely not what she had expected. While applause followed, an awkward pause soon appeared in the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=newsner&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1974932535001117025&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com%2Fcelebrity%2Fmelania-trump-awkward-greeting-navy-sailors%2F&amp;sessionId=3fc71574a6ab5f14f829c64af2d90ad5c785a45f&amp;siteScreenName=newsner&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1974932535001117025\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While some praised Melania Trump for her greeting, others weren\u2019t convinced. On social media, many users made their opinions clear on Melania\u2019s \u201cHooyah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease make it stop,\u201d one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Melania Trump mocked after \u2018awkward greeting\u2019 towards sailors<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cCringe,\u201d another added,\u201d while a third asked, \u201cGood lord. Did her comms team tell her to say this to be relatable?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A fourth mocked the first lady by saying, \u201cNow she speaks Navy. She can add it to her list of languages,\u201d referring to the claims that Melania can speak six languages, including French and Italian, but rarely or never has used them in public.<\/p>\n<p>Another social media user stated, \u201cWe are a goddamned sitcom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur country is being invaded by foreigners! ICE, we got one, quick!\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n<p>After greeting sailors with a \u201chooyah,\u201d Melania continued her speech by saying it was an honor to be there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGenerations of sailors have kept America free because of your presence on the high seas,\u201d she said. \u201cYour strength, bravery and sacrifice inspires us all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think of Melania Trump\u2019s \u201cHooyah\u201d greeting to the sailors? 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